1969-S Double Die Cent Rarity

by The Web on October 13, 2009

in Blogs, U.S. Coins

Last week’s Coin Monday was Part One of “The Double,” a two-parter on the unusual and desirable coins appearing in multiples in Heritage’s October Dallas U.S. Coin auction. Today, as promised, it’s on to the 1969-S doubled die cents. (For background on what a doubled die is, please check out the Coin Monday post “Seeing Double?”)

The 1969-S doubled die cent is a rarity today; it’s thought that not many were made in the first place, and shortly after their discovery, a number of examples were confiscated by the government. His confiscation, as it turned out, was a case of ...

Full Article: Coin Monday: The Double: Part Two - Heritage Blog

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